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KEIGHTY: It’s my birthday! 🎉🎂 I decided to celebrate this special occassion by releasing an extra chapter for all of my on-going translations! Cheers to more years of serving danmeis to you guys! Enjoy reading EMERALD💚
Zhou Huaiyan talked with Physician Li for a while, having no choice but to accept this reality. His physical condition was indeed much better than before. Even in the light of this current situation, it was very likely that in a few years, he would be so healthy that Duke Wei would probably pressure him to learn martial arts.
The Jiang family had produced generals from one generation to the next. Even women were required to practice martial arts from an early age and be familiar with the art of war. When Zhou Huaiyan was a child, he was in good health for a period of time, so he was dragged by Duke Wei to practice martial arts.
Fortunately, by that time, he had deliberately caught a cold and fell ill, so his uncle gave up his ideas.
Thinking of this, Zhou Huaiyan sighed deeply.
“Is there any way to make me go back to how I was before? I only look pale and weak. It would be best if I could still cough up blood every day.”
The young man gently stroked the jadeite on his waist, seemingly thinking about the feasibility of this matter seriously.
“For example, I can take some medicine that’s harmful for my body. It will be a bit bitter… but it’s okay. Or if it doesn’t really work, you can give me a little poison.”
“…Your Highness?”
Physician Li was shocked. This was the first time he had seen a sick person make such a strange request.
Even Ah Fei, next to him, showed a look of disbelief. He looked at the young man’s slightly frowning brows and felt depressed.
Master… don’t you want yourself to be in good health?
The love-matching Gu was domineering. After entering the body, it will immediately expel all dirt, diseases, and even poisons from the body. Then the host would be forced to eat a lot to store strength and have a healthy body so as to provide the mother gu with the best and most nutrients in the future.
So it was not an unexpected thing that Zhou Huaiyan ate full that night, but because the Gu larvae was urging him to save energy. Therefore, although the love-matching Gu was an unhealthy thing, the effect of the Gu larvae on making the host’s body stronger and stronger was not fake.
Originally, Ah Fei planned to wait a little longer for his master to get better before drawing out the Gu larvae. But now, it seemed that his master didn’t want his health to get any better at all.
—–Why?
Seeing the old man make such an expression, Zhou Huaiyan had a headache.
A prince who had congenital deficiencies and was given a suspended death sentence by almost all the imperial doctors suddenly became healthy and was getting better day by day.
——Who couldn’t have excessive thoughts about this?
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Anyone with a little bit of brain would think that he had spent the past eighteen years hiding his capabilities and biding his time, deliberately pretending to be ill and living in seclusion. Not to mention his Emperor Father, who had eighty-eight minds.
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“In short, just prescribe some medicine to make my pulse feel less healthy. It doesn’t matter even if it would harm me a little. After all, my health’s recovery is not good news for some people.”
Ah Fei was startled.
Some people…
He stood behind the young man and listened carefully, his pale green eyes drooping. His pupils were deep, like a pool of dark whirlpools.
The young man specially warned,
“Don’t tell Uncle about this matter yet.”
Imperial Physician Li had been in the palace for many years. After being briefly surprised, he quickly understood his intentions.
“Yes, this old official will try his best.”
“Hmm, then may I trouble Physician Li?”
Zhou Huaiyan smiled and pulled the kitten to his side,
“There’s also Ah Fei’s strained voice. Would you mind taking care of it too?”
Zhou Huaiyan had some respect for this old doctor who had taken care of him for nearly ten years.
“I dare not, I dare not. This is all this old official’s job and responsibility.”
Physician Li’s tone was a little uneasy,
“Your Highness, this poison is difficult to cure mainly because this small official only knows very little about foreign poisons. If the source of the poison can be found, it is not impossible to make up an antidote.”
“The source of the poison?”
Physician Li nodded and turned to look at Ah Fei,
“Do you know what poison it was? Or do you still remember the taste of the poison, or any other characteristics?”
Ah Fei looked at the young man and hesitated for a moment. In the end, he closed his eyes and nodded. How could he not remember the poison he took himself?
“That’s good!”
Zhou Huaiyan’s eyebrows were dyed with a cheerful smile,
“After dinner, I will let Ah Fei go to the medical tower. I remember a floor there that specially collects many poisons from foreign races. You can take him to identify them. Maybe we can find the source of the poison then.”
“Yes, this old official will withdraw now.”
Physician Li bowed and slowly withdrew from the room. Ah Fei was a little confused.
Medical tower?
Seemingly guessing what he was thinking, Zhou Huaiyan casually took a sip of tea,
“The medical tower was built in the southern courtyard of the Duke’s Mansion. Let Zhima take you there after dinner.”
“……”
Yes.
The kitten lowered his head and made a hoarse response. Zhou Huaiyan stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly stretched out his hand.
The latter perceived his intention. He knelt obediently in front of the young man’s knees. He raised his head slightly and took the initiative to expose his fragile throat.
The young man’s finger bones landed on his throat, stroking it gently.
He didn’t know if it was because of developmental delay, malnutrition, or because of maltreatment in the past, but the sixteen-year-old Ah Fei looked as thin and young as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child.
Even his Adam’s apple was just a small fraction in size.
Touching it like this, it was not as clear and hard as ordinary young men, instead, it was somewhat soft. It reminded Zhou Huaiyan of Cuicui’s soft throat. The bad-tempered and tsundere cat boss preferred him scratching its throat rather than its chin.
Every time his fingertips would stroke it, the little one would make purring sounds in comfort.
Thinking of the past, Zhou Huaiyan unconsciously caressed Ah Fei’s throat, just like how he once stroked his pet.
But Cuicui ah… Thinking about it carefully, it has been dead for more than ten years.
Zhou Huaiyan looked at the pair of emerald cat eyes right in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
The master is… is touching… touching his Adam’s apple.
Ah Fei stiffened. All the muscles in his body couldn’t help but tighten to the point of trembling.
Gulp.
The kitten couldn’t help but gulp down, suddenly gasping for breath. His short breaths appeared to slow down indefinitely, stretching longer——
He looked up at his master. The latter had no particular expression at the moment, but there were emotions he couldn’t understand in those beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Such affectionate caressing… gave Ah Fei the illusion of being fondled by his master. The touched skin began to experience a dense tingling sensation, gradually turning red and hot.
Did the master… discover something?
The kitten nervously clenched his sleeves.
His body, which was neither yin nor yang, seemed to have inherently slower development. Now, he was about to turn seventeen, but even his Adam’s apple, unique to men, had only popped up a little.
I don’t know if the master will dislike it or not…
Zhou Huaiyan didn’t know that his random fidgety movements seemed to last as long as a century in Ah Fei’s eyes.
He came back to his senses, gliding his fingers up the kitten’s throat and then indulgently rubbing his fluffy, soft, and curly hair.
The young man said half-jokingly,
“In the future, once your throat is healed, you can finally learn how to meow.”
“……?”
Me… Meow?
Ah Fei was dumbfounded. He suddenly lowered his head.
He seemed to… realize why his master didn’t touch him that night.
It turns out… It turns out that the master likes this way of playing ah…
Not knowing what he was imagining about, Ah Fei unconsciously gripped the corners of the young man’s robe, his ears turning red all over.
“Nnn……”
The kitten snuggled up in front of the young man’s feet and let out a happy and strained whimper from his throat.
When my throat gets better, this slave, for master, will learn… learn how to meow.
Happy Birthday KEIGHTY!!! 🥰🥳🎉
Thanks for the extra chapter!
Aww, thank youuuu 🤗💚
finally made an account just so i can say happy birthday keighty!!! (also your icon makes me squeal every time i see it lol)
Waaa, I feel so honored! Thank you so much for taking great efforts just to greet me! 🫶 And my icon, HAHAHAHA, yesss I love him too 💚💚🥰
I always notice you on discord though😉
!!! suddenly feeling shy, i’m just lurking haha i had no idea i’d be noticed! thank you for the hard work!!
Happy birthday
Our two protagonist are still on different wavelengths…
Thank you for your greetings! 💚🎉 And yup, they’re on different wavelengths lol